Shim



F. A. COOK Nov. 1, 1932.

SHIM

Filed Dec. 24, 1930 INVEN TOR W 0 A F Patented Nov. 1, 1932 UNITED STATES FRED A. COOK, OF ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS SHIM Application filed December 24, 1930. Serial No. 504,484.

The present invention pertains to shims for use in automobile repair Work and the like, said invention comprising among its objects to provide an improved shim of the general nature hereinafter described; to provide a shim which is less likely to become detached from the automobile, in event it should become broken, than those heretofore constructed for this purpose; to provide a shim which is easily installedand which is efficient for the purpose intended; and such further objects, advantages and capabilities as will hereafter appear and as are inherent in the construction disclosed herein. My invention further resides in the combination,

construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing and, while I have disclosed herein what is now considered the preferred embodiment of this invention, I desire the same to be understood as illustrative only and not to be interpreted in a limiting sense.

In the drawing annexed hereto and forming4 a part hereof,

ig. 1 is a plan view of a shim constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of such a shim;

Fig. 3 is a view of this shim from the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 1; N Fig. 4 is an end view taken in the direction indicated by the line 44, Fig. 2. I

Reference will now be made in greater detail to the annexed drawing wherein like reference numerals indicate like parts. This shim comprises a pair of wedge shaped body elements 1 connected by a part 2 which is of substantially uniform thickness having approximately midway the length thereof an elongated hole 3 for the reception of the head of the bolt which passes through the leaves of the automobile spring. At its thinner end this shim is provided with a pair of lugs 4 whose purpose is to prevent the shim from sliding out from between the spring and the axle, in event it should work loose.

In shims of this character, as heretofore constructed, the opening 3 has extended to one end of the shim so that only one end of the opening was closed. The result of this has been one or both of the arms 1 would break and drop elf, carrying with them the lugs 4. This left nothing to hold the shim in place and prevent it from dropping out and it has therefore moved endwise and dropped out shortly after the lugs have been removed. With my improved construction, there is very little danger of this and I find that the breakage of the shims is very much lessened by virtue of the fact that both ends of the shim are integral from side to side.

Inasmuch as the method of applying these shims is well known, it is deemed unnecessary to explain this in detail.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. A shim for the purpose indicated comprising a pair of lateral elongated wedgeshaped members connected at both ends by a thinner portion.

2. A shim for the purpose indicated comprising lateral elongated wedge-shaped members having a thinner portion of substantially uniform thickness connecting said wedgeshaped portions and having intermediate its ends a hole for the reception of a bolt head 75 or nut.

3. A shim for the purpose indicated which tapers in thickness from end to end and which has adjacent its thinner end lugs for preventing inadvertent working out of the shim after it has been applied, said shim having a substantially centrally disposed opening extending entirely through the thickness of the shim and having a thinner portion connecting the two thicker side portions and extending from the ends of said opening to the adjacent ends of the shim.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification.

FRED A. CQOK. 

